A pedagogy changer: Transdisciplinary faculty self-study
In this article, I examine pedagogical understandings as captured through documented critical incidents of a transdisciplinary faculty self-study group which was designed and grounded in notions of sociocultural theory. I report from my lens as facilitatorparticipant-observer and from my work wit...
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In this article, I examine pedagogical understandings as captured through documented critical incidents of a transdisciplinary faculty self-study group which was designed and grounded in notions of sociocultural theory. I report from my lens as facilitatorparticipant-observer and from my work with eleven other participants in a threesemester research project in which we conducted individual self-studies of profesional practice as well as a meta-study of the collective. A diverse data set, which included exit interviews, mid-project and end-of-project exit slips, and individual narratives, served to triangulate and support themes of our exchanging of pedagogical activities, learning with critical friends, and re-imagining our pedagogies. The study suggests that, as universities work to improve student learning, they might consider providing creative studio spaces for self-study of professional practice so that faculty can exchange their talents in order to more deeply understand and experience pedagogical innovations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce1aa0022adb4236b5eb0b24ae74efa72024-03-07T11:17:36ZengUniversity of the Free StatePerspectives in Education0258-22362519-593X2014-06-01322A pedagogy changer: Transdisciplinary faculty self-studyAnastasia P. Samaras0George Mason University, United States of America In this article, I examine pedagogical understandings as captured through documented critical incidents of a transdisciplinary faculty self-study group which was designed and grounded in notions of sociocultural theory. I report from my lens as facilitatorparticipant-observer and from my work with eleven other participants in a threesemester research project in which we conducted individual self-studies of profesional practice as well as a meta-study of the collective. A diverse data set, which included exit interviews, mid-project and end-of-project exit slips, and individual narratives, served to triangulate and support themes of our exchanging of pedagogical activities, learning with critical friends, and re-imagining our pedagogies. The study suggests that, as universities work to improve student learning, they might consider providing creative studio spaces for self-study of professional practice so that faculty can exchange their talents in order to more deeply understand and experience pedagogical innovations. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/1866Self-study of professional practicetransdisciplinaryfaculty study groupspedagogycritical incidentstransformative learning |
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| title_short | A pedagogy changer: Transdisciplinary faculty self-study |
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